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Hong Kong should welcome more tourists, but not mainlanders Yet, more than a dozen locals in Tsuen Wan led the charge outside Tien's office on Sunday, angry about his plan to table a proposal as a delegate to the National People's Congress to allow more mainland tourists to visit Hong Kong. This followed rowdy … Full […]

Hong Kong's leader urges people to be more like sheep LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — In his latest controversial statement, Hong Kong's leader used his annual Lunar New Year message to urge his citizens to be more like sheep — that is, more “mild and gentle” and presumably not taking part in any further … Full News […]

Philippines' police force more transparent than Hong Kong's, human rights … The Philippines' police force may be more transparent than Hong Kong's, or at least the Hong Kong Civil Rights Observer, a human rights activist group founded in January 2015, thinks so. The South China Morning Post reports that the group, created … Full News […]

Daredevil climbers take more incredible images from top of Shenzhen, Hong … The skyscraper-scalers known as On The Roofs have published some more spectacularly terrifying photos from their latest trip to Hong Kong as well as some images from the top of a few Shenzhen towers. The next two images were taken in Shenzhen, the … […]

Hong Kong market regulator sees more enforcement actions in 2015 This include the orders sought from insiders Du Jun and US hedge fund Tiger Asia. The SFC in September also sought compensation of HK$ 1.9 billion from state-owned Hong Kong listed conglomerate Citic and its former chairman Larry Yung Chi-kin and … Full News here – […]

We've become more like Singapore or Hong Kong but for the wrong reason There are many ways in which Hong Kong and Singapore run their economies better than Britain. The taxation of property has never been one of them. The two jurisdictions are great at allowing and encouraging ambitious and successful businesses and … Full News […]

Hong Kong broadcaster ATV once more defaults on pay for its staff An ATV spokesman said the station was in contact with shareholders and hoped to resolve the problem soon. Both of Hong Kong's free-to-air broadcasters, ATV and TVB, are waiting for a decision by the Chief Executive in Council on their bids to renew […]

Young in Hong Kong more likely than in West to use mobile internet devices Hongkongers born after 1980 are far more likely to use smartphones and tablets to connect to the internet than their counterparts in Britain and the United States, a survey has found. In the survey, 71 per cent of Hong Kong respondents […]

An end to Hong Kong's unrest is now more distant than ever HONG KONG—A resolution to the protests that have swept Hong Kong for the past two weeks drifted even further away today. Ahead of talks between students and the government planned for tomorrow, protesters announced a new wave of civil disobedience … Full News here […]

Protest group ditches talks with Hong Kong government; calls for more protest Hong Kong (CNN) — After jarring clashes between pro-democracy protesters and opponents in Hong Kong's densely populated Mong Kok district Friday, student leaders called off talks with the government — accusing police of allowing the violence to unfold. Full News here – Read […]

Beijing to take a more active role in Hong Kong's affairs, hints Xi Jinping President Xi Jinping has reiterated that the central government's policies towards Hong Kong will remain unchanged but hinted that Beijing would play a more active role in the city's affairs. Speaking to a delegation of senior figures from the city's … […]

Hong Kong's 'Occupy Central' Wants Political Independence More Than … Since Occupy Central for Love and Peace emerged as a major pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong two years ago, the Chinese government has portrayed it as a threat to the territory's status as one of Asia's largest financial hubs. Like Occupy Wall Street … Full […]

Hong Kong's 'Occupy Central' Wants Political Independence More Than … Since Occupy Central for Love and Peace emerged as a major pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong two years ago, the Chinese government has portrayed it as a threat to the territory's status as one of Asia's largest financial hubs. Like Occupy Wall Street … Full […]

Brokers to demand more clarity over Hong Kong-Shanghai stock trading Brokers will press executives of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in their meeting today to clarify the many regulatory restrictions Hong Kong investors face in trading on the mainland's A-share market when the stock through train scheme begins in October. Full News here – Read more […]